Raul Henrique Castro e Silva de Vincenzi
Raul Henrique Castro e Silva de Vincenzi ( 1918 - October 28, 2010 ) was a Brazilian basketball player and ambassador .
Life
Raul Henrique Castro e Silva de Vincenzi was the first Brazilian to win a gold medal at the South American Basketball Championship in Rio de Janeiro in 1939 with a national team . With a selection team from Liga Carioca de Basketball 1933 and Atleta do Botafogo , he played in Montevideo in 1940 and in Santiago de Chile in 1942 , with his team taking third place in both tournaments.
1945 joined de Vincenzi his studies in jurisprudence from, joined the Foreign Service and was secretary of legation in Washington, DC From 1953 to 1954 he served as charge d'affaires in Taipei then and as secretary of legation in London used. In 1964 he was transferred to Paris as chargé d'affaires and a year later he was appointed consul general in San Francisco .
From 1967 to March 10, 1971, he was ambassador to Dakar , Senegal, and on July 12, 1967, he presented his accreditation letter to Moktar Ould Daddah to the President of Mauritania in Nouakchott . He then headed the Ministry's Administration Department until January 16, 1975. During this time, health insurance for diplomats was introduced. He then resumed the duties of an ambassador was, initially until 10 March 1977 in Brussels , then to May 11 in 1981 Augusto Pinochet , then to 1985 in Montevideo and finally to his transfer to the retired 1987 in Vienna .
De Vincenzi suffered from Alzheimer's disease and died of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Gastao Paranhos do Rio Branco |
Brazilian Chargé d'affaires in Taipeé 1953–1954 |
Leonardo Eulálio do Nascimento e Silva |
| Carlos Alves de Souza Filho |
Brazilian Chargé d'Affaires in Paris 1964 |
Antonio Mendes Vianna |
| Rodolpho Godoy de Souza Dantas |
Brazilian ambassador to Dakar from 1967 to March 10, 1971 |
Mário Wilson Fenandes |
| Octavio de Morin Parente de Mello |
Brazilian ambassador in Brussels January 16, 1975 to March 10, 1977 |
Carlos Sylvestre de Ouro Preto |
| Rodrigo Amaro de Azeredo Coutinho |
Brazilian Ambassador to Santiago de Chile March 10, 1977 to May 11, 1981 |
Jorge Carlos Ribeiro |
| Jorge de Sá Almeida |
Brazilian Ambassador to Montevideo May 11, 1981 to 1985 |
Jorge Carlos Ribeiro |
| Geraldo Eulálio do Nascimento e Silva |
Brazilian ambassador in Vienna from 1986 to 1987 |
Affonso Celso de Ouro-Preto |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Folha de S. Paulo , October 27, 2010, Raul Henrique Castro e Silva de Vincenzi (1918-2010) - Do basquete à vida diplomática
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vincenzi, Raul Henrique Castro e Silva de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian basketball player and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1918 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 28, 2010 |